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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1940

Page

5

Nobel Peace Prize Not Awarded This Year

Oslo reports the Nobel Peace Prize will not be awarded this year marking a break since 1939 with past winners listed as Cecil of Chelwood in 1937 and the Nansen International Office for Refugees in 1938. The prize was not conferred last year and historical gaps include 1914 to 1919 and 1917 Red Cross amid World War I.

Oslo Norway Bertie Storting Parliament of Naai Viscount Cecil of Chelwood Nansen International Office For Refugees Geneva Woodrow Wilson International Red Cross

Union Official Held Communist in Boeing Case

Seattle December 16 8000 members of a union at Boeing Aircraft Company await a December 28 meeting to hear charges against 26 officers and members after a trial board found one vice president Donald Keppler guilty of Communist activity. The meeting will address unresolved reports and further disciplinary action amid ongoing internal debate.

Seattle Acunion Boeing Aircraft Company Aeronautical Mechanics Union Iris Besard Donald R Keppler Ohaneut

Monroe Veterans Attend Funeral Ceremony

Disjointed OCR readable lines show veterans from Monroe and Bastrop areas gathering for a funeral service. Mentions of individuals and locations appear garbled but indicate participation and community involvement by veterans in a local observance.

Labor Officers Set Plans for Trades and Lanes Meeting

The article outlines a first meeting of elected officers for the Trades and Lanes group. James A. Newborn is named president with others including secretary and treasurer positions listed among the officers.

the Trades and Lanes

War era analysis on Britain's naval blockade and axis powers

A wartime commentary discusses Britain's naval dominance and the Mediterranean blockade. It weighs Greece Britain and Axis relations, noting fascist setbacks and the empire's allies. The piece evaluates Britain’s resilience, economic strain from blockades, and the broader Allied effort in Europe and beyond.

Greece Tabby Britain Bope Britis Naval Central Endionet Vet Hier Cas Bistar Mediterranea Bggot

Army Officers FY List Soldiers Enlistments in North Louisiana

Sergeant H B McNemar announced enlistments from North Louisiana into the regular army last week. Reece Grant Bosen and William A Howell from Clarks air corps MacDill Field Tampa Fla Cullen Gurran Cronville and Frank B Tannehill Downsville Twenty second Infantry Fort McClellan Ala Damon E Revelle Tallulah infantry eighth division Fort Jackson S C Marvin G Gowan Pioneer field artillery Fourth division Fort Benning Ga Vacancy notices listed infantry and field artillery at Fort Jackson Fort Benning and Fort McClellan Also RO W Brannon son of Cornias Vo Brannon enlisted in US Marine Corps at Monre recruiting office and will go to San Diego for six weeks basic training prior to assignment

H. B. McNemar North Louisiana Reece Grant Bosen Wiliam A. Howell Clarks Air Corps MacDill Field Tampa Fla Cullen Gurran Cronville Frank B. Tannehill Downsville Twenty-second Infantry Fort McClellan Ala Damon E. Revelle Tallulah Infantry Eighth Division Fort Jackson R.o W Brannon Cornias Vo Brannon United States Marine Corps Motroe H. B. Braswell Brannon San Diego Calif

Lumber Strike Ends in Truce at Tacoma Mills

In Tacoma Washington the lumber strike ends as 859 workers return after a temporary truce. Union members win five cents an hour raise and one week paid vacation. Settlement reached with Fork Logging at Mineral lifts strike across the Pacific Northwest except Morton and Snoqualmie where 40 loggers and 800 workers are idle.

Tacoma Wash Pacific Northwest A. FL. Timber and Sawmill Workers Fork Logging Company Mineral Morton Snoqualmie Kosmos Logging Company Weserhaeuser Timber Company

Woman and two sons found dead from suspected poison

In Scranton a 10-year-old woman and her two stepsons, John S. Brown 48 and Ignatz Brown, were found dead in separate rooms of the home. Deputy Coroner John F. Kelly said they likely died after drinking poisonous alcohol. Police opened the store run by the woman and eldest son after neighbors reported closures. Two bottles containing poisonous liquor were found at the scene. An autopsy of stomach contents was ordered.

Scranton John F. Kelly Eva Gnidishkis John S. Brown Ignatz Brown

Rev Nathaniel Smylie Dies At Arkansas Home

The Rev Nathaniel Smylie aged 17 and retired Presbyterian minister, educator and church history author, died at his home in Dermott Arkansas Sunday night. He was born in Fordoche Louisiana son of Rev John A Smylie a signatory of Southern Presbyterian Church founding articles. Survived by widow and son Dr Theo S Smylie former pastor of Evergreen Presbyterian Memphis. Funeral services tentatively set for Tuesday. It is noted government employees practice patenting their discoveries for public use.

Dermott Ark Nathaniel Smylie Fordoche John A. Smylie Southern Presbyterian Church Mississippi Kentucky Arkansas Theo S. Smylie Evergreen Presbyterian Church Memphis Peugnier Charles Stark Franklin

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